Benbow, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Benbow weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——80°58°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——78°54°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——81°48°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——88°45°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Foggy——87°48°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——88°44°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——90°49°+2°
AQI 22 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Benbow at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Benbow
- Sun80°58°0%
- Mon78°54°0%
- Tue81°48°0%
- Wed88°45°0%
- Thu87°48°0%
- Fri88°44°0%
- Sat90°49°0%
- Sun94°51°0%
- Mon91°53°2%
- Tue96°53°1%
- Wed96°54°1%
- Thu89°63°3%
- Fri95°60°0%
- Sat95°53°3%
- Sun95°51°3%
- Mon92°49°3%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
ZIP codes in Benbow
- 95542